Shakir Akel

Shakir Akel (3 December 1941-2 July 1975) was a Palestine Liberation Organization member.

Biography
Shakir Akel was born on 3 December 1941 in Bir Zayt, West Bank, Mandatory Palestine to a family of Sunni Muslim Palestinians. Akel joined the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and was appointed to the group's office in Rome, Italy, where he petitioned for the government of Italy to recognize Palestine as an independent country. On 2 July 1975, Akel was gunned down by Mossad agents posing as journalists that wanted to interview him.